Rosneft, Mitsui plan Russia Far East olefins project

The processing capacity of the Far East petrochemical complex is planned at 3.4 million tpy of hydrocarbon feedstock, predominantly naphtha. The capacity of ethylene and propylene production unit is planned at 2 million tpy. Rosneft and Mitsui expect the complex to start up in 2017.

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Rosneft and Mitsui have signed an agreement to jointly
develop the massive Far East Petrochemical Company (FEPCO) project, the companies said on
Monday.

The deal was signed by Rosneft president Igor Sechin and by
Shintaro Ambe, representative director of Mitsui &
Co., in the presence of the Russian President Vladimir
Putin and Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.

FEPCO, a subsidiary of Rosneft, is developing the project. Processing capacity of the
petrochemical complex is planned at
3.4 million tpy of hydrocarbonfeedstock, predominantly naphtha.
The capacity of ethylene and propylene production unit is
planned at 2 million tpy.

The complex is expected to be started up in 2017.

As part of the agreement, the parties said they plan to
cooperate in engineering design in accordance with
international best practices. Following the results of this
cooperation, the final investment decision on FEPCO construction will be made.

We are glad to join efforts with one of the leading
Japanese companies to develop the largest petrochemical complex
in the Far East," said Sechin.

"Implementation of the project in cooperation with Mitsui will
enable us to optimize the petrochemical complex and use the
best global practices of constructing plants of similar scale.
Successful implementation of the project will facilitate development
of technology intensive production and
establishment of a production cluster in the Far
East.

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